Hot Young Hunks with Cool Names

Have you noticed that most of the up-and-coming female stars in Hollywood have ordinary names like Anne and Amy, Emily and Emma and Ellen—while many of the hot young Hollywood hunks have unusually interesting and cutting-edge appellations like Chord and Chace? Most of them are their actual birth names—and a few have already had an influence on baby naming. Here are the most noteworthy–providing some great eye candy as well.

Chace Crawford

Chace (born Christopher Chace) Crawford hit it big as Nate on Gossip Girl in 2007—and the unique spelling of his middle/acting name did too: Chace entered the popularity list in 2008, and by the following year it was Number 528, an accepted alternative to the conventional Chase.